Burned Iraqi Boy Will Receive Free Treatment
Great news: that five-year old Iraqi boy who was horribly disfigured in an attack by mujahideen will get free treatment from the California-based Children’s Burn Foundation: Help is on the way for Youssif.
The Children’s Burn Foundation — a non-profit organization based out of Sherman Oaks, California, that provides support for burn victims locally, nationally and internationally — has agreed to pay for the transportation for Youssif and his family to come to the United States and to set up a fund so you can donate.
The foundation says it will cover all medical costs — from surgeries for Youssif to housing costs to any social rehabilitation that might be needed for him. Surgeries will be performed by Dr. Peter Grossman, a plastic surgeon with the affiliated-Grossman Burn Center who is donating his services for Youssif’s cause.
Officials are still trying to get the appropriate visas for his travels. Youssif could be in the United States for up to a year for the various treatments he needs.
You can make a donation at the foundation’s site by clicking here. There’s a drop down menu under the “general donation” area that is marked “Youssif’s fund.”
When informed of the news in Baghdad, Youssif ran around his house, saying, “Daddy, daddy, am I really going to get on a plane?!”